More Quotes by Stephen Hawking
Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science.
If what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? But we cannot distinguish what is real about the universe without a theory. It makes no sense to ask if it corresponds to reality, because we do not know what reality is independent of a theory.
It is my view that the simplest explanation is there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization. There is probably no heaven, and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe, and for that, I am extremely grateful.
Half the battle is just showing up.
The laws of physics demand the existence of something called ‘negative energy’.
It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.
Scientific discovery may not be better than sex, but the satisfaction lasts longer.
It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years.
Although I cannot move, and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.
Quiet people have the loudest minds.
